Fast Repair of Loose Steering Column
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Fast Repair of Loose Steering Column
Well my steering column was getting more and more loose by the week and I had suggestions here on how to tighten it up, but I really didn't want to deal with getting the special tools and all that. So I took it to Empire Steering Column in Rialto CA, was a half hour drive and took Angelo about half hour to get it all tight again, they specialize in steering columns and they were recommended by another member on here a while back. Cost $80. Later.
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Car: 87 GTA
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Transmission: 700R4
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Re: Fast Repair of Loose Steering Column
Yeah...I had mine done for $100.
They said there was only ONE of the 4 bolts still in place, and it was only in by a few threads!
They said there was only ONE of the 4 bolts still in place, and it was only in by a few threads!
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Yeah i did mine myself.
Took a grand total of EIGHT hours. Took it apart and put it back together THREE times. The parts were a pain, and i had to helicoil all four bolts.
I will never do that myself again.
Took a grand total of EIGHT hours. Took it apart and put it back together THREE times. The parts were a pain, and i had to helicoil all four bolts.
I will never do that myself again.
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Car: 91 Z28,64ImpalaSS4094spd,67 Galaxy
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Re: Fast Repair of Loose Steering Column
Ended up replacing the column housing (mine was an 87 column) with one off of a 90 GTA, a much beefier unit. Took all of my innards and put them in the gta column, mine was so bad the column itself had broken apart. I felt it let loose when I had to jam the brakes at speed. Friggin scary man. The repair took 8-9 hrs. Not including getting the junkyard column. Had the help of a friend whose done a couple! Don't think I could of done it alone? What a pain...
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Re: Fast Repair of Loose Steering Column
Hey stephen where did you have yours done at?? I live near houston and i need to get mine done. I work at a chev dealer but they wanna charge me an arm and a leg.
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Re: Fast Repair of Loose Steering Column
You went to a stealership.....That was your first mistake!
Ever since then, I no longer use my steering wheel as "leverage" to get in or out of my car. It wasn't loose when I bought the GTA 2 years earlier.
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